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17 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Nucleus
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- center of the cell
- stores genes on chromosomes |
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Ribosomes
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- attached to RER
- makes proteins |
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Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
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-attached to nucleus
- produce and stores lipids |
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Rough endoplasmic reticulum
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- maze like
- ribosomes attach for protein synthesis |
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Golgi Apparatus
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-stack of pancakes
-modifies, packs, and ships er products (lipids, proteins) |
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Mitochondria
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-pill shape
-converts oxygen and nutrients into ATP -creates energy |
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Chloroplast
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- ONLY PLANTS
- stacks - uses sunlight to produce energy |
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Vacuole
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- circle
- sac for emergency storage - bigger in plants smaller in humans |
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Lysosome
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- smaller than vacuole
- sac for cell digestion |
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Peroxsome
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-circle
- breaks down fatty acids using enzymes |
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Nucleolus
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-center of nucleus
- makes ribosomes |
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Centrioles
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- 2 of them
- cell division |
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Plasma Membrane
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- boundary between cell and environment
- transports proteins in and out of cell |
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Cell Wall
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-PLANTS
- outside of cell membrane - extra protection |
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Cytoskeleton
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- under the plasma membrane
- helps hold up the plasma membrane |
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Cilia
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- small extensions of the plasma membrane
- helps move the cell - little hairs |
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Flagella
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- extension like a tail
- Sperm - helps cell move faster in one direction |
